Farirai MachivenyikaFour members of parliament from the MDC Alliance have been recalled from parliament after their party said they had ceased to represent their interests in the legislative assembly. The four are: Mr Prosper Mutseyami (Dangamvura), Charlton Hwende (Kuwadzana East), Thabitha Khumalo (proportional representation) and Senator Lillian Timveous (Midlands). The legislators were elected under the […]
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Chief Court Reporter Zimbabwe’s Supreme Court today ruled that Nelson Chamisa is not the legitimate MDC leader. The judgment settles the leadership wrangle between Chamisa and former MDC president Thokozani Khupe. The ruling follows an appeal by MDC-Alliance leaders Chamisa and Morgan Komichi challenging a High Court ruling in May last year which declared that […]
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Takudzwa Chihambakwe From the time the idea of amending the constitution was mooted, to when the Constitutional Amendment Bill No.2 was gazetted last year, there have been mixed views on the matter. So much so that even stakeholders in the Political Actors Dialogue (POLAD) have raised reservations about how the process is being handled. On […]
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Takudzwa Chihambakwe Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader, Nelson Chamisa, says he is not angling for a coalition government, but only wants to “share ideas” with President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The MDC leader insisted on talks with President Mnangagwa outside of the Political Actors Dialogue (Polad). He told journalists in the capital, Harare, on Wednesday: “My intention is […]
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ZTN reporter Daniel arap Moi, a former schoolteacher who became Kenya’s longest-serving president, has died. He was 95. Moi’s death was announced by President Uhuru Kenyatta in a statement on the state broadcaster on Tuesday. Moi, who ruled Kenya for 24 years, had been in and out of hospital for months. Kenyatta ordered national flags […]
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Marry Mubaiwa , the wife of Zimbabwe’s vice president Constantino Chiwenga will continue to languish behind bars after her appeal for bail was postponed to next Tuesday by the High Court. Mubaiwa, who has been in remand prison for 14 days , is accused of trying to kill the vice-president while he was in hospital […]
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ZTN reporter Zimbabwe’s ruling party and the opposition MDC appear to be far from finding each other. While there have been calls for the two parties to hold dialogue, indications are that the two parties may not find common ground soon. Indigenous churches on Monday waded into the dialogue conversation, urging MDC to first recognize […]
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Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Court has dismissed opposition MDC-T leader Dr Thokozani Khupe’s application challenging her expulsion from parliament. Dr Khupe was expelled last year at the instigation of opposition MDC Alliance leader Mr Nelson Chamisa who argued that she no longer represented the party’s interests. She challenged the matter in the Constitutional Court on a point […]
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Zimbabwe’s main opposition MDC leader, Nelson Chamisa has appointed a five- member panel led by Advocate Thabani Mpofu, to supervise operations of local authorities run by the party, to ensure accountability and transparency. Chamisa also allocated specific roles to his three vice presidents. Tendai Biti will be responsible for party policy and ideology, while Welshman […]
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